Ratnamalavadana [sanskrit]

83,177 words | ISBN-10: 8172702957 | ISBN-13: 9788172702953

The Sanskrit edition of the Ratnamalavadana: a collection of Buddhist stories (avadana) belonging to the Mahayana tradition. Literally, “a garland of precious gems” or “a collection of edifying tales”, these 38 stories revolve around king Ashoka and the monk Upagupta. Original titles: Ratnamālāvadāna (रत्नमालावदान), Ratnamālā-āvadāna (रत्नमाला-आवदान, Ratnamala-avadana)

प्रतिस्थाप्य समभ्यर्च्य सुप्रणीतरसान्वितैः ।
तीलोदनैः सुधाकल्पैः पानैश्च प्रतिपूजितः ॥ २१ ॥ {२१}

pratisthāpya samabhyarcya supraṇītarasānvitaiḥ |
tīlodanaiḥ sudhākalpaiḥ pānaiśca pratipūjitaḥ || 21 || {21}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 23.21 is contained in the book Ratnamalavadana by Prof. Ramesh Kumar Dwivedi. This book is not available online so in order to read the full text and translation you should buy the book:

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (23.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pratistha, Apya, Abhyarcya, Pranita, Rasanvita, Sudha, Akalpa, Pana, Pratipujita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 23.21). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “pratisthāpya samabhyarcya supraṇītarasānvitaiḥ
  • pratisthā -
  • pratisthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • apya -
  • apya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sam -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • abhyarcya -
  • abhyarcya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    abhyarcya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • su -
  • (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • praṇīta -
  • praṇīta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    praṇīta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rasānvitaiḥ -
  • rasānvita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    rasānvita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “tīlodanaiḥ sudhākalpaiḥ pānaiśca pratipūjitaḥ || 21 |
  • Cannot analyse tīlodanaiḥ*su
  • sudhā -
  • sudhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akalpaiḥ -
  • akalpa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    akalpa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • pānaiś -
  • pāna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    pāna (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pratipūjitaḥ -
  • pratipūjita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse 21
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